A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.... (Full plot summary below)
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A group of kids on holiday in Cornwall meet a magical creature on the beach with the power to grant wishes.
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| The GuardianPeter BradshawIt's been a while since I've seen a silly baddie get the seat of his trousers set on fire, run around squawking, and then sit down in a water trough with an ecstatic sigh. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperThe modern retelling retains little of the charm and whimsy of the source material, in favor of a cloying story, a most unwelcome new character and some pretty cheesy special effects. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweMore curio than classic, Four Kids and It may hold children’s attention (and sometimes test adults’ patience) over the movie’s brief running time, but seems unlikely to inspire many a rewatch. |
| VarietyGuy Lodge“Careful what you wish for” may have been the essential moral takeaway from the source books, but that wasn’t to discourage wishing for anything at all: In all respects, this serviceable but anodyne programmer could dream a bit bigger. |
| EmpireAnna SmithThe kids and Caine are good, but this lacks the magic of its source novel(s). Younger children may enjoy it, but its attempts to entertain older viewers mostly fall flat. |
| The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeThis should amuse the younger members of the family, but it's unlikely to offer much more to parents than a couple of hours' respite. |
| The New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimThough the Psammead grants the children’s wishes . . . they come with a catch: a set up for an unimaginative moral lesson and nearly two hours of lukewarm familial bonding. |
| User Reviewtom2tumsBEST MOVIE OF 2020, lots of funny stuff, outstanding acting, especially from the person who played ros and definately the baddie, who as a strange unhealthy obsession with her, it can be funny, emotional, and teach people a lesson, everything a great movie has! youll be rolling on the floor laughing how stereotypical smash is and how robbie is being a pro gamer playing a bit of mario kart on his switch lmao, pretty much the best film ive watched in YEARS and breaks the curse of awful 2019 films which started with the grinch and ended with this, breaking the curse! they should release this film everywhere! people would love it, definately the best british film ever, even beating out the paddington series! (at least the 1st film, NONE can touch the 2nd) Expand |
